691st Tank Destroyer Battalion

Unit History: Activated on 15 December 1941, at Fort Bliss, Texas. Entered combat in September, 1944, in Lorraine, France, equipped with towed guns. Transferred to Ardennes sector in December. Shifted south again and joined operations in the Saar region in February and March 1945. Converted to the M36 beginning late that month. Advanced across Germany and reached Limbach on 24 April, where action all but ceased. Attached to: 17th Airborne Division; 6th Armored Division; 5th, 26th, 35th, 44th, 65th, 76th, 80th, 87th Infantry divisions; 2d Cavalry Group. History text from the book The Tank Killers by Harry Yeide. Used by permission.

6.) Recon Company Group Photo- This image was taken at Camp Claiborne, LA, in 1943. It was provided courtesy of Debra Marsh whose father, Cecil H. Marshall, is shown in the top row, fifth from the right. Page two of the document provides first, last or full names for all the men.